Goaltender Riku Helenius Reassigned to Augusta

NORFOLK, VA – The Tampa Bay Lightning, parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have re-assigned goaltender Riku Helenius from the Admirals to their ECHL affiliate, the Augusta Lynx.

Helenius, a 6-foot-3, 202-pound goaltender from Palkane, Finland, appeared in two preseason games for the Admirals, going 1-1-0 with a 4.00 goals-against average and .840 save percentage. He did not play in a regular season game with Norfolk.

Helenius appeared in his first North American season last year with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League. He notched a 22-12-6 record in 41 games with a 2.42 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage. Helenius was originally drafted in the first round (15th overall) by Tampa Bay in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

The Admirals have embarked on a five-game road trip over the next two weeks. They will visit the Lake Erie Monsters and Hamilton Bulldogs for the first times in franchise history this weekend, with a game in Lake Erie tomorrow and in Hamilton on Saturday.

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